Cement News tagged: Corporate
Cementos Pacasmayo sees 20% rise in revenue
Peru’s Cementos Pacasmayo has seen a 20.2 per cent YoY rise in revenue for the third quarter of 2019, on the back of a 17.6 per cent increase in the sales volume of cement, concrete and precast. Consolidated EBITDA was up 9.9 per cent to PEN111.5m (US$33.3m), while the cement EBITDA margin fell 2.8 per cent to 29.1 per cent. Net income advanced 20.4 per cent YoY to PEN40.2m in the 3Q19. 9...
Dewan Cement posts losses in 1QFY20
Dewan Cement Ltd (DCL) of Pakistan has announced its financial results for the 1QFY20 ended 30 September. It incurred a net loss of PKR62m (US$398,189) as compared to profit of PKR184m earned in the same quarter last year. The fall in profit was attributed to a decline in sales during the reporting period. The company incurred a lesser distribution cost of PKR28m against PKR30m in the same pe...
Northern Cement reports 'robust' 3Q19 sales
Saudi Arabia's Northern Region Cement Co has reported 'robust' 3Q19 financial results, according to General Manager, Obeid bin Saad Al-Subaie. "The Kingdom did not witness an improved cement demand, yet, the prices' increase helped the cement producers adjust their status," stated Mr Al-Subaie. He also added that the company has abundant stockpiles of white cement. In November, Saudi Ar...
Bamburi Cement acts to protect market share
Kenyan cement production capacity is now estimated at 12Mt, according to industry leaders, while annual demand ranges between 5-6Mta. Cement prices are below levels recorded more than a decade ago, yet power prices have either climbed or remained flat. However, it has not stopped Bamburi Cement from trying to expand. Bamburi Cement (LafargeHolcim group) unveiled a KES3.5bn (US$33.9m) gr...
Hail Cement records 52% revenue increase in the 3Q19
Saudi Arabia’s Hail Cement has recorded a SAR7.6m (US$1.95m) net profit in the 3Q19, compared with a loss of SAR18.3m in the year-ago period. Revenue also improved 51.7 per cent YoY to SAR62.2m from SAR41m. In the first nine months of 2019, revenue advanced 40.6 per cent to SAR184.2m from SAR130.9m. Net profit finished at SAR28.22m against a loss of SAR32.1m in the 9M18.
GCC sees 8% rise in consolidated net sales
Mexico's Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) has recorded an 8.3 per cent YoY rise in consolidated net sales to US$301.7m for the third quarter of 2019, on the back of improved cement volumes and prices in Mexico and the USA. EBITDA advanced 15.2 per cent to US$96.4m from US$83.7m in the 3Q18, while the EBITDA margin remained largely unchanged at 31.9 per cent from 30 per cent. Regionally, ne...
Hima Cement in consultation for Moroto mining rights
Bamburi Cement’s subsidiary, Hima Cement, is consulting leaders and the local community in Moroto in Uganda, to access surface mining rights. Hima Cement (LafargeHolcim group) is in the process of acquiring a mining lease for the extraction of limestone and marble in Rupa subcounty. Hima Cement has earmarked a block of 14.26km 2 in the location. Don Bwesigye, the lead consultant for Hi...
Sagar Cements sees revenue increase 3%
India's Sagar Cements has recorded a consolidated net profit of INR45.2m (US$637,532) in the quarter ended 30 September 2019, compared with a loss of INR80m in the year-ago period. Total revenue increased 2.7 per cent YoY to INR2.65bn from INR2.58bn. "The growth would have been even better, but for the sluggishness in the overall economy and an extended monsoon, which weighed down on demand....
Semen Indonesia Group sees 39% rise in September volumes
Semen Indonesia Group reported a 38.8 per cent YoY hike in sales volumes in September to 4,287,396t. Of this total Semen Indonesia saw its sales increase by 3.3 per cent YoY to 3,015,298t, which include a 39.4 per cent rise in export sales to 312,118t. Thang Long Cement Co (TLCC) reported a 4.5 per cent YoY increase in sales to 3,228,539t, but while export sales surged 188.3 per cent to 99...
Ambuja Cement sees 1% rise in net sales for 3Q19
India’s Ambuja Cement (LafargeHolcim) reported a modest decline in standalone sales volumes to 5.23Mt in the 3Q19, compared with 5.456Mt in the year-ago period. However, net sales climbed 1.3 per cent YoY to INR25.56bn (US$360.48m) and EBITDA advanced 22.9 per cent to INR4.4bn. Profit after tax increased 31.3 per cent to INR2.35bn from INR1.79bn. "In the backdrop of general slowdown in econo...
UltraTech boosts capacity and reports 3Q results
UltraTech completed the acquisition of Century's cement business, with the Scheme of Demerger effective from 1 October 2019. With this acquisition, UltraTech's cement manufacturing capacity stands augmented to 117.4Mta, including its overseas capacity. This makes UltraTech the third-largest cement company in the world, outside of China. It is also the only company in the world to have a capac...
Fauji Cement reports fall in profit by 63% in 1QFY20
Pakistan-based Fauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL) has announced its financial results for 1QFY20 on 21 October. It posted a net profit after tax of PKR293m (US$1.87m), down 63 per cent YoY, compared to PKR801m earned in same quarter last year, says a filing of company to Pakistan Stock Exchange. The major factor responsible for this fall was the drop in sales to PKR4.2bn from PKR5.3bn during this acco...
Shree Cement sees fivefold profit jump in 2QFY19-20
Indian cement producer Shree Cement has seen its profit surge fivefold to INR3.133bn for the quarter ended 30 September 2019 (2QFY19-20). In the year-ago period, the company posted a consolidated net profit of INR637.7m, according to a company filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The consolidated total income of the company increased to INR30.308bn, up 4.3 per cent when compared with INR29.0...
Dalmia sees 5% hike in 2Q revenues
Dalmia Bharat Cement reported consolidated revenues of INR22.85bn (US$322m) in the quarter ended 30 September 2019 (2QFY19-20), up 5.2 per cent when compared with INR21.73bn in the year-ago period. The company posted a consolidated profit of INR360m for the quarter ended 30 September 2019. In other news, the company said it plans to become a pan-India players with the acquisition of Murli Ce...
China Gezhouba Group Cement's Shieli plant put into operation
China Gezhouba Group Cement Co Ltd’s (CGGCC) plant in Shieli, Kazakhstan, was officially put into operation on 18 October. The 2500tpd China-Kazakh project began construction in April 2017, with a total investment of US$178m. "The Kazakh government at all levels has strongly supported the construction and operation of the plant," said Li Ming, chairman of CGGCC. The facility produces nin...
Shiva reports 2Q loss at INR62.2m
India-based Shiva Cement Ltd has reported net sales of INR57.2m (US$806,037) in the 2QFY19-20 as compared to INR106.8m in the 1QFY19-20. When compared with the 2QFY18-19, sales increased 28 per cent from INR44.7m. In addition, the company posted a net loss of INR62.2m in the second quarter, when compared with INR41.3m in the first quarter of this financial year. However, net loss was up 5.3 p...